Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred in Afghanistan
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 was recorded in Afghanistan. This was reported on April 3 on the website of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).
The tremors occurred in the Hindu Kush region of the country. According to seismologists, the source of the natural phenomenon lay at a depth of 190 km. The epicenter of the disaster was located 149 km east of the city of Kunduz, which has a population of about 161 thousand people.
At the moment, there is no information about possible casualties or large-scale destruction in the settlements.
On the eve of an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred in Peru. According to seismologists, the epicenter of the tremors was located 52 km south-east of the city of Chasuta, which is home to about 8 thousand people.
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